CPT Coding Essentials for Obstetrics and Gynecology 2019

DESCRIPTION

CPT® Coding Essentials for Obstetrics and Gynecology 2019

Optimized for medical necessity and reimbursement understanding, this all-in-one resource focuses on the most importantCPT and HCPCS codes for obstetrics and gynecology surgeries, plus medicine and ancillary services codes chosen by expertswho have taken into consideration utilization, denial risk and complexity.

CPT® Coding Essentials optimizes both CPT and ICD-10 code selection with helpful CPT-to-ICD-10-CM crosswalks and detailedexplanations of anatomy, physiology and documentation.Other than the AMA CPT® Professional Edition codebook, this is the

only book in the market with verbatim CPT-panel–approved guidelines and parenthetical information specific to obstetricsand gynecology (OB/GYN).

This is the ideal daily companion featuring useful, definitive specialty-specific coding information beyond what is providedin a full procedural codebook.

OB/GYN coding and billing knowledge that otherwise might take years of experience or multiple resources to accumulate isavailable in a single volume.

Features and Benefits

• A subset of specialty-specific CPT codes chosen by experts who take into consideration utilization, denial risk andcomplexity

• Official AMA coding guidelines pertinent to the specialty and not available in any other specialty codebooks in the market

• Official code-specific CPT parenthetical instructions

• Plain English descriptors that clarify for the reader the details of the service represented by the CPT code

• Facility and non-facility relative value units (RVUs) including global surgery days, physician work and practice,malpractice and total expenses as well as those modifiers that can affect relative values